All the blue things

I had to make the most of the overlocker being threaded in blue after my recent projects.

First up, another pair of Trigg shorts in the leftover linen.  I think I am up to 7 times using this pattern now, so definitely a winner.

Then a Jalie 2805 t-shirt in the leftover Liberty jersey.  I'm sure this fits better in real life than the photo shows.  It has got cold here since I made this, so I have hardly had a chance to wear it, and then I got a quick photo snapped in the dying light one evening.  I went up several sizes in the t-shirt to get a looser fit than the pattern photo and I changed the V-neckline  to a scoop neckline.

When I was rummaging around looking for possible options for neck binding for the above t-shirt, I came across a Fehr Trade VNA top that I cut out of merino 6 years ago when I made one for a friend.  I obviously never got around to making up my own.  I didn't want to fuss with the corners  / binding, so I re-cut the armholes and neckline.  This is perfect for wearing under my new blue shirts.

 I was hoping to get a blue sports bra made whilst the blue thread was in the overlocker, but another project became more pressing.  I don't mind though, because since then, Jalie have released their new patterns and now I have a new sports bra pattern to try out.  Usually I buy a heap of Jalies when they are released, but I don't know how international shipping to Australia is working at the moment, so I have just bought the one pdf for now. 

Now my overlocker is threaded in red, and I am sewing all the red things. 

Happy sewing & stay well xx

Trigg Shorts

I was recently introduced to Elbe Textiles, and as I am not in need of new clothes, I purchased the Trigg shorts pattern to sew for the blokes in my house.


Trigg beach is our favourite, and we find ourselves there most weekends, so it was easy to photograph these Trigg shorts on Trigg Beach :).

I  actually sewed up 4 pairs in a single weekend.  The print fabrics are all from Spotlight.  The tiny black / white check is a linen remnant leftover from my Ethel pants.  The watermelon print is for my younger son, who loves bright clothing.  The pears are being worn as pyjamas.  The pears are the longer length and the other 3 are all the shorter length.

After the first pair, I used a slightly narrower elastic, as I think the 5 cm wide elastic was a very snug fit in the waistband piece.  Another option would be to make the waistband a little wider, but I had some 4.5 cm wide elastic handy so I used that instead.